While I appreciate the point being made here, a tangential thought:

> A century later, the torments felt by my great-great-grandfather are forgotten. The garage feels like it has always been in the family. My father loved his job like few people I know, as if it had run in the family forever.

Arguably, the internal combustion engine is one of the most unsustainable and devastating technologies invented by humans. The jury is still out on whether our species will survive the environmental impact wrought by its effects. So much benefit, but so much dependence.